FX Sales to Corporate Clients

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Our Bank
Societe Generale Corporate Investment Banking, one of the three pillar businesses of the Societe Generale Group, is present in all major markets, with close to 10,000 employees in more than 34 countries across Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. It is centred on the sound principles of serving the long-term needs of our clients, sustaining growth by building on our key strengths, and applying rigorous risk management across our activities.

Position: FX Sales to Corporate Clients
Corporate Title: Analyst / Associate
Location: London

Summary

*Recruit a new member of the Foreign Exchange Derivatives and Money Market / Corporate Sales ("IFD/WEU") Team in London in Société Générale's Corporate and Investment Banking division with a specific focus on Foreign Exchange Derivatives and Structured Products for corporate accounts in UK and Ireland
*MARK/FIC/IFD/WEU covers the major European corporates for risk advisory using Foreign Exchange Cash and Derivatives, Structured and Hybrid Products, Interest Rate Derivatives, Emerging Local Markets and Liquidity Management. The Team focuses both on risk management understanding and advice for the corporate clients as well as execution of the transactions.
*The London based part of the team currently includes around 30 members with half of them focusing on interest rate products and half on foreign exchange products. IFD's revenues have shown an impressive rate of growth over the past years.
*The Team is managed by Stefan Ionescu
*Stefan Ionescu reports to Didier Latouche (Global Head of FX Sales) and Bruno Laurier (Global Head of Western European Interest Rate and Foreign Exchange Corporate Derivative Sales).
*In London, FIC/IFD is composed of a number of regionally focused teams: the German team, the Italian team, the UK/IrelandScandies team and CEEMEA team.

Main Responsibilities

*Act as a Corporate Sales person in the UK Ireland team in IFD/WEU London with a particular emphasis on Foreign Exchange Derivatives, working with other team members on the exposure identification as well as the marketing of the appropriate FX hedging instrument to the clients;
*Back up the marketing efforts of other members of the team
*Through direct contacts with clients, research on them as well as interactive work with Société Générale product specialists, identify and understand the corporate clients' FX risk management needs in the portfolio;
*Once the needs have been identified, collaborate with product specialists to come up with the appropriate solution to the client's problem;
*Market to the client the appropriate solution, together with the adequate product specialist if need be;
*Execute the Foreign Exchange and Money Market transactions for the clients;
*Liaise with bankers, relationship managers, SG financing products lines, all other necessary SG departments and entities to develop "cross selling" opportunities and exchange the necessary information.

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